Re: HYB: AIS: Haft Markings

I haven't had time to follow this word stream but just
would comment that when we had no Iris without haft
marks people wanted a pure color, now that we have
pure colors we appreciate the hafts. I think it points
out that it is never wise to proscribe a particular
characteristic. I doubt that many judges today are
adament against haft marks as some once were. It would
be hard to imagine a judge that never changes their
opinion. Those must be the ones that are dead.  

--- ChatOWhitehall@aol.com wrote:

> In a message dated 9/5/2006 7:25:21 AM Eastern
> Standard Time,  
> lmann@lock-net.com writes:
> 
> All of  these traits are much improved in modern
> irises, assuming we all
> like high  bud count, wider and stiffer petals,
> erect stalks, and  cleaner
> hafts.
> 
> 
> I wouldn't assume that about the haft markings,
> actually. Tiger, tiger,  
> burning bright....
>  
> There are some who quite like the intriguing,
> distinctive, traditional  
> markings of the Iris; indeed, AIS permits them when
> they enhance the  blossom. And 
> why would they not permit them? Combined with a good
>  beard they often make 
> for a snazzy and elegant flower. Distinctiveness is 
> supposed to be a good thing 
> in an Iris and there are a lot of banal modern 
> irises out there which might 
> be much improved by some nice haft  markings.
>  
> When bearded irises appear in the garden magazines,
> it is often as a  closeup 
> of the beard and throat and hafts of a blossom with
> rich traditional  
> markings and velvety texture. The essence of the
> bearded iris, in the eyes  of many.  
>  
> A smooth, or quiet, haft-- as opposed to a busy, or
> noisy one, to  use the 
> traditional terms as I learned them--- is not to be
> despised,  certainly,  but 
> such is only one possible variation of many on a 
> very rich theme. I have 
> decided that the greatest joy lies  in developing an
> eye which recognizes and 
> enjoys many forms  of excellence. 
>  
> Moreover, I think the hybridizers, and AIS, should
> avoid defining  
> perfection, or goals, too narrowly, else the game
> peter out.
>  
> Cordially,
>  
> Anner Whitehead
> Richmond VA USA
> 
>
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